Gears Esports APAC Regional Series

The Gears Esports APAC Region Series (EARS) replaces the current 2K Gears Esports format in the APAC region with sixteen online events, divided into four discrete phases.

In each phase, three qualifying events are held. Teams earn points through competing in the qualifying events, and the top four teams by points at the end of the 3rd qualifying event are invited to a Finals event.

The Finals event offers teams cash prizes. All four teams that qualify earn cash, to varying degrees. In addition, teams that compete in Qualifying Events earn Credits that can be exchanged for Gears swag.

Eligibility

All teams located in the APAC region may enter.

Schedule

Event Description

Dates

Phase 1

22 October

12,19 November

10 December (Finals)

Phase 2

21 January

4,18 Feb

4 March (Finals)

Phase 3

18 March

1,15 April

29 April (Finals)

Phase 4

13,27 May

10 June

24 June (Finals)

Tournament Format

Each phase is identically structured:

Qualifying Stages

First 3 events of each phase

Open registration (restricted to APAC)

6 rounds in a Swiss format bracket

All matches best-of-one (bo1)

Teams earn points by winning rounds within each bo1. Points are added to the team’s score on the competition leaderboard. At the end of the 3rd week of qualifying, the four teams with the most points are invited to the Phase Finals.

Note: teams do not have to play in all three qualifying rounds, but are encouraged to do so to maximize points earned.

Phase Finals

The Phase finals feature the top four teams in a modified double elimination bracket, fighting for cash prizes. Seeding for the bracket is tailored to provide teams close, competitive matches, and avoid one-sided, crushing defeats.

Double elimination bracket

Ranks 1-2 seeded into Upper Bracket (UB)

Winner Advances to Grand Final

Loser drops to LB Round 2

Ranks 3-4 seeded into Lower Bracket (LB) Round 1

Winner advances to LB Round 2

Loser is eliminated

LB Round 2

Winner advances to the Grand Final

Loser is eliminated

All matches except Grand Final are BO3.

Grand Final is a first to three with the team from the UB starting with a 1 game lead.

Tournament Prizes

All four teams that qualify for a phase final will earn cash prizes:

Placing

Prize

1st

$1500

2nd

$700

3rd

$350

4th

$250

TOTAL

$2,800 USD

Total prizing for the Gears EARS is $11,200 USD, or over $14,000 AUD.

Player Participation Credits (PPC)

All players that take part in Gears EARS earn credits just by playing matches during the three qualifying stages of each Phase! We reward participants in the Gears EARS by awarding 100 PPC per match win, and 75 PPC per match loss. PPC can be exchanged for digital and real-world items using the following exchange rate:

Item

Credit Cost

1 x Latest Esports Pack

1000

5 x Latest Esports Pack

2700

1 x Esports Pack of Choice

1500

5 x Esports Pack of Choice

3000

Gears Funko (all except Del available)

4000

Esports Pin (Gnasher, Lancer, Snub, Longshot, or EMBAR)

4500

Esports Hoodie

5000

Esports Backpack

6000

Broadcasting

Each weekly event, including qualifying and finals stages, will be broadcast by Gamestah.

For Swiss brackets, one match per round will be broadcast, delivering 6 broadcast matches per
week.

For phase finals:

UB Round 1 Match will be broadcast

LB Round 2 Match will be broadcast

Grand Final will be broadcast

Rules

We will publish rules prior to the opening match day of 22 October 2017.